Chemopreventive effect of Chlorella on the antioxidant system in 7, 12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced oxidative stress in liver

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-176

  Amin, Amr ^a,b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Algae; Antioxidants; Breast cancer; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CATALASE; CHLORELLA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALONALDEHYDE; OLIVE OIL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID OXIDATION; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 60249102624     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2008.169.176     Document Type: Article

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